LibriVox, public domain recording of Charlton Miner Lewis' Gawayne and the Green Knight recorded by Betsie Bush.

Charlton Miner Lewis’ version of Gawayne and the Green Knight, a late 14th century alliterative romance, is written in modern language telling the story of the Green Knight’s challenge to Gawayne, and the romance between Sir Gawayne and Lady Elfinhart. The name Gawayne is often also spelled Gawain. (Summary by Betsie Bush)

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Artist/Composer: Charlton Miner Lewis
Date: 2007-01-30 03:37:03
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; poetry; romance; legend

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: emelye - - August 30, 2011
Subject: A very loose adaptation, read well
This is not the medieval *Sir Gawain and the Green Knight*, but instead an Edwardian adaptation of the poem, with new characters and an entirely different poetic scheme. The reading is very good, easy to listen to, and sparkles with the humor of the absurd situation.